Canal Plus: NDS clipped codes.(Canal Plus Group sues NDS Group over digital-television security code)(International Pages)(Legal Beat)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, March, 2002 by Hogan, Monica
Vivendi Universal S.A.'s digital television division Canal Plus Group last week sued News Corp.'s NDS Group plc, claiming NDS cracked the digital-television security code on its smart cards and published the stolen codes on the Internet. NDS vehemently denied the charges, calling them "outrageous and baseless." Counterfeiters produced illegal smart cards after finding the code on the www.dr7.com Web site.
Canal Plus estimated damages exceeded $1 billion. The suit was filed last Monday in federal court in California, although the case involved pirated pay-TV services primarily in Europe. Canal Plus charged NDS with racketeering and copyright violation. It wants monetary damages and an injunction prohibiting NDS from future acts that could...
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